Islamic Studies Journal for Social Transformation

Religious Moderation of Nadhlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Combanting Religious Radicalism in Indonesia

Muhammad Saekul Mujahidin — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Radicalism appears in the form of acts of rejection, resistance, and the desire to change the system or order following the religious doctrines they adhere to. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah have always voiced the existence of a moderate religion and opposed everything. forms of violence in the name of religion. This study uses a qualitative approach, where all data include; Journals, books, or articles related to this article. The results of the study stated that the notion of radicalism was caused by a narrow interpretation and the incompleteness of the Qur'anic text which then has implications for a wrong understanding of Islamic religious doctrine. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah strongly oppose the existence of religious radicalism in Indonesia, in overcoming the notion of religious radicalism, NU and Muhammadiyah create cadres in their regions to anticipate the existence of religious radicalism in the general public, the purpose of forming these cadres is to instill Islam. with rules that are appropriate and do not deviate from its teachings, namely Islam Rahmatan Lil Alamin, not only that, NU and Muhammadiyah often voice moderate Islam.

The Role of Halal Certification of Food Products in Economic Improvement in the Batang Integrated Industrial Estate

Zaenal Mustakim, Dewi Anggraeni, Fachri Ali, Rahmat Kamal — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to analyze the role of halal certification on economic aspects by increasing the income of MSME actors in Kedawung village. The choice of location is in Kedawung village because it is directly adjacent to the Batang Integrated Industrial Estate. This research uses the Participatory method with a Participatory Rural Appraisal approach involving the active role of 25 MSME actors in Kedawung village, Batang Regency. The construct of this research was carried out in three stages, planning, implementing, and evaluating sustainable activities. Data collection techniques in this study were through observation, interviews, documentation studies, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and literature studies. The results of this study show that; 1) Kedawung Village has the potential for people-based economic growth through MSMEs; 2) Halal certification can be a factor in increasing the income of MSME actors and providing trust to consumers who care about the halal aspects of food; 3) The Batang city government responded the existence of the Integrated Industrial Estate by creating an MSME Corner facilitated with halal certification and product digitalization. This research has implications for the benefits of halal certification for economic growth and sustainable development of halal tourism.

Gerakan Sosial Perempuan Jombang (Studi Kasus di Sekolah Perempuan SEKOPER Berlian dalam Mengentaskan Diskriminasi di Ruang Publik)

Ineliyant Intan Ayu, A Zahid — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to see how the Jombang women's social movement minimizes discrimination in public spaces and the form of women's social movement practices through the Berlian Jombang Women's School. This research was conducted in Tambakrejo Village, Jombang. The background of this research problem by women's issues in Jombang Regency based on data from the Office for Population Control for Family Planning, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPKB PPPA) there were 145 cases in 2019, 2020 there were 142 cases, in 2021 there were 103, the cases involved women and children in the district Jombang has experienced discrimination in public spaces, including Domestic Violence (KDRT), Violence against Children (KTA), sexual harassment, extramarital affairs, incest, intimidation, trafficking, rape, and others. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a case study approach. This type of research data comes from primary data where the data is obtained directly in the field. At the same time, secondary data comes from literature and official archives. The results of this study indicate that the form of the Jombang women's social movement within the Berlian Women's School provides a change in awareness and benefits for female school members. Such as being given entrepreneurship training, participating in socialization on gender mainstreaming, participating in comparative studies with other girls' schools, participating in cadre training in handling cases, being given parenting material, and being given an understanding of how to organize. From these several forms of practice, it shows that members of the Berlian Women's School take collective action with the aim of increasing understanding and also awareness of women in Jombang Regency.

The Political Economy of Muslim Identity in 411 Action by Online Media (Semiotic Analysis of Tribunnews Journalists Reports on Youtube)

Khairul Syafuddin — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The People's Defenders National Movement (GNPR) held the 411 Action to demand President Jokowi step down from his position. Even though the action was in the name of defending the people, it contained the practice of Muslim identity politics. This Muslim identity can be exploited by the media to reap benefits from the audience. The theory in this research is propaganda and commodification. The purpose of this study is to analyze Tribunnews' efforts to make a profit in the context of political economy. This study uses qualitative methods through semiotic analysis of Rolland Barthes. The results of this study see that Muslim identities tend to be displayed in Tribunnews live reports. Setting the point of view of the journalist's camera makes Muslim identity a spectacle material to be used as a commodity material. In addition, the selection of action images also strengthened the propaganda message of the demonstration. There are various signs displayed in the live report, such as white cloth clothes, caps, and other clothes that symbolize Islamic religious identity. In addition to commodification, there are propaganda practices carried out through this media. Propaganda practices are carried out to build a position between the protagonist and antagonist through broadcasts on Youtube.

A New Religious Identity in The Age of Cyber Culture (Instagram Account Family Content Study)

Dwi Sri Handayani — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The rapid development of the digital world began to penetrate into almost all areas of people's lives to bring various issues and cases around digital society which later developed into a cyberculture. Cyber culture itself is inseparable from human behavior towards technology both in the social, economic, and lifestyle fields. The use of media access makes it easier to form information and social telecommunications such as content on Instagram accounts. It is undeniable that easy access also causes a lot of addiction, moral degradation, deviation and various other things. The suitability of content as an external factor will filter the human mind internally and will produce appropriate behaviors if implemented. Although each content has its own characteristics and intentions in its creation, it is inseparable from content related to religion and family if managed properly, it becomes a good reflection or example. This study wants to examine (1) The clustering of these media accounts when viewed from the current era, and (2) Looking at the new religious identities that emerge from the family's media content. This research is a type of content analysis that is carried out systematically by looking at the content of written or printed information in mass media. Data collection is carried out by observation and documentation. Meanwhile, the analysis was carried out using qualitative descriptive analysis by looking at field data and also the appropriate theory in this study. The results of this study describe the typology on family media accounts on Instagram. Then also a new religious identity in the scope of the public sphere, namely knowledge sharing and Muslim consumerism.

Human Resource Management in Improving the Performance of Religious Education Tourism Managers in Loning Purworejo Village

Abdul Aziz — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The existence of the Tuan Guru Tomb and the Loning Mosque to become religious educational tourism is very important and has the potential to be developed. However, managers have not been able to carry out the development of these tourist attractions properly due to a lack of knowledge of resource management. This study aims to analyze the performance problems of managing religious education tourism in Loning Village, Kemiri District, Purworejo Regency. This was done for 45 days in Loning Village. This study uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques of observation, interviews and documentation. The collected data is tested by the settlement method when collecting data. The results of this study indicate that human resource management (HR) assistance can help overcome the problems of managing religious educational tourism at the Tuan Guru Loning Tomb and Mosque in Loning Village. Managers of religious education tourism in Loning Village can understand and implement optimal and optimal management of the resources incorporated in it.